Posted by R.Anne on October 31, 2000, at 22:37:22
In reply to Oops, I took too much Effexor! Will it hurt me?, posted by Shell on October 31, 2000, at 21:46:20
> I usually take 300 mg Effexor XR every morning. Recently, I have been using four 75 mg capsules. My latest prescription is for 150 mg capsules. This morning, I, by habit, opened the new bottle of Effexor (150 mg capsules) and swallowed four of them (600 mg).
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> Has anyone ever taken this large of a dose of Effexor before? How dangerous is it? I really didn't notice any difference; I didn't feel funny or have any side effects. Should I still take my regular dose (300 mg) tomorrow?
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> Thanks,
> Shell
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I think I would skip tomorrow and wait till the following morning to take the 300. After all you took 2 doses. That seems like a safe bet to me. I hope you can get some sleep on a dose that high. I read that someone else has taken a dose that high. Maybe it would also be a good idea to call your doctor or whoever is on call where your doctor is. Or you could call a nurse-on-call or a hospital emergency to ask about it,too, if you don't get all the information you need here. There is also a site that has med. info at:Best wishes to you! Hope you will be okay!
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